Professor Longhair
New Orleans pianist Henry Byrd, known to the world at large as Professor Longhair, or just "'Fess," was a vital bridge between jazz, rock & roll, and rhythm & blues in the middle of the 20th century. An interpreter, stylist, and innovator, he's a prime figure in New Orleans's rich musical history. His whooping vocal style and percussive, highly rhythmic piano playing are hallmarks of the New Orleans R&B style, and many of his songs ("Big Chief," "Tipitina") have become standards of the genre.
The London Concert
Professor Longhair
JSP (UK), 2008
1 CD
Rock 'N' Roll Gumbo
Professor Longhair
Sunnyside, 2006
1 CD
Do the Mess Around
Professor Longhair
AIM Records, 2005
1 CD
Ball the Wall!: Live at Tipitina's 1978
Professor Longhair
Night Train, 2004
1 CD
Bird Lives!
Professor Longhair
Night Train, 2004
2 CD
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Professor Longhair
Aim Records (Australia), 2004
1 CD
Big Easy Strut
Professor Longhair
Fuel 2000 Records, 2002
1 CD
Fess' Gumbo
Professor Longhair
Stony Plain (Canada), 1996
1 CD
